The fitness track of the preparatory course allows applicants who are as much as 8% above Army body fat standards to enlist. The normal Army standard is up to 26% body fat for men and 36% for women.

A new report found that trainees at the Army’s pre-bootcamp program exceeded body composition limits and had inconsistent medical monitoring.

exceeded the allowable 8 percent above the body fat composition limit for initial entry, with the highest being 19 percent.” Gen. Gary Brito, head of Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC ...

The US army is breaking its own body fat standards to meet recruiting numbers, watchdog says. Watch this report for more details! Mauritius announces highest national award for PM Modi Sleep ...

A federal watchdog criticized the Army for breaking with its ... exceeded the allowable 8 percent above the body fat composition limit for initial entry, with the highest being 19 percent ...

The report, “Management Advisory: Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory ... “the allowable 8% above the body fat composition limit for initial entry, with the highest being 19%.” ...

The Army is grappling with a staggering attrition ... woes -- getting applicants up to snuff with academic or body fat enlistment standards before they ship out to basic training.